CST

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CST is a North American time standard that is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−6), commonly used in the central regions of the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico.

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Label Occurrences
CST canonical 9

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf time standard
time zone
belongsToContinent North America
belongsToHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
CDTFullName Central Daylight Time
CDTUTCOffset UTC−05:00
commonLanguageContext English
contrastsWith CDT
coordinatedWith Coordinated Universal Time
DSTShiftFromVariant -1 hour from CDT
DSTShiftToVariant +1 hour to CDT
fullName Central Standard Time
hasDaylightSavingVariant CDT
IANAIdentifierExample America/Chicago
America/Mexico_City
America/Winnipeg
isAbbreviation CST
isStandardTimeFor Central Time Zone
observedInSeason early spring
late autumn
winter
observesDaylightSavingWith Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
offsetDirectionFromUTC behind
offsetMagnitudeFromUTC six hours
partOfTimeZoneSystem North American time zones
relatedTimeZone EST
MST
timeNotation 12-hour clock (commonly)
24-hour clock (also used)
timeZoneAbbreviationFor Central Time Zone (standard time)
linked to: Central Time Zone
typicalCity Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Dallas
linked to: Dallas, Texas

Mexico City
Winnipeg
usedBy businesses
governments
individuals
usedFor broadcast scheduling
business hours
civil timekeeping
transportation schedules
usedInCountry Canada
Mexico
United States
usedInRegion central Canada
central United States
parts of Mexico
UTCOffset UTC−06:00
UTCOffsetHours -6

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